November’s ‘Spirit Session’ at San Carlo Fumo Manchester is all about rum.

Following last month’s Gin Tasting, Dave Marsland, ‘Drinks Enthusiast’, will be back at our One St Peter’s Square bar and restaurant to host the cocktail event alongside Bar Manager Sean McGuirk on Wednesday 4th November.

El dorado 3yr, Bacardi Oakheart, Blackwells Jamaican Rum and Chairmans Reserve Spiced are all on the menu, plus an exclusive rum cocktail made using Diplomatico Anejo.
For more information or to book please contact the bar team at Fumo on 0161 236 7344.

Other Spirit Sessions include our World Whiskies evening confirmed for Wednesday 18th November and the ‘Luxury Event’ which offers an extra special Fumo experience is held on Wednesday 9th December.
Fumo cicchetti dishes are not included in the ticket price. Places are limited. Cost per event varies so please check at time of booking.

A reminder of our Fumo Sound live music DJ sessions and sax performances for 2015:
Manchester – 24.10 07.11 21.11; 05.12; 12.12; 19.12; 31.12
Birmingham – 07.11; 05.12; 31.12

We’re now serving Galvanina soft drinks at our San Carlo restaurants across the UK.

Presented in delicately embossed, beautifully crafted bottles, the 100% natural fruit drinks not only look stylish but taste delicious too – and Galvanina is, like us, an award-winning family-run Italian so our brands are perfect together!

Made from the finest organic fruit juices and naturally filtered, gently sparkling spring water, these fresh blends bring you a real taste of Italy, wherever you are in the world.

Visit San Carlo Group soon and enjoy the perfect Italian refreshment with a perfect Italian meal. We recommend the sharp yet sweet Sicilian Lemon Galvanina.

Our white truffles have arrived from Alba, Italy and Group Executive Chef Filippo Pagani and his experienced team have been creating the most delicious and indulgent recipes.

Filippo explains: “The truffle has a unique and intense aroma so the secret to enjoying it is to avoid using with other strong flavours. Truffle is best served as an antipasti or over pasta as shards with butter and parmigiano reggiano cheese.”

Tagliolini with butter and Alba white Truffle is now available at our Cicchetti restaurants in Covent Garden and Piccadilly London.

Look out for the new truffle dishes on our seasonal specials menus nationwide.

We’ve launched our new Autumn/Winter seasonal menus at San Carlo Cicchetti, Fumo and Bottega in Selfridges this month.

Featuring tasty, comforting, hearty dishes perfect for the colder months ahead, creations already proving popular in Manchester include Black Etna Risotto with Calabrian n’duja sausage and lentils and Veal Milanese, named after the city of Milano, pan-fried in breadcrumbs.

The Cicchetti restaurants in London are enjoying the Venison with pearl barley, onion and Parmesan and Fumo Birmingham diners are loving our Pappardelle Cipriani with wild boar ragu.

Don’t worry if you had a favourite dish on our Spring/Summer menu – the classics are still present including our famous Pigeon Breast Pate with black truffle and toasted altamura bread.

We look forward to welcoming you soon!

As we wave goodbye to Summer we’re certainly not dreading the darker nights and cooler weather because with a new season comes a whole host of incredible fresh ingredients … and amazing new dishes.

As we welcome Autumn we look forward to wholesome and hearty specials created using the finest produce from Italy.  This month our chefs are getting excited about Venison, Guinea Fowl, Porcini Mushrooms, Artichokes, Figs and, ‘the diamond of the kitchen’, White Truffles.

We’ve already tasted the new seasonal dishes at Cicchetti Covent Garden courtesy Group Executive Chef Filippo Pagani, and outstanding is an understatement.  Well done chefs!

We’re delighted to announce Fumo Sound dates for the remainder of 2015.

Live music with DJ sessions  from Myles Langley and Ben Martin and sax performances by Dax on Sax, Tom da Lips and Richie Sax are confirmed for:

Manchester – 12.09; 26.09; 10.10; 24.10 07.11 21.11; 05.12; 12.12; 19.12; 31.12

Birmingham – 03.10; 07.11; 05.12; 31.12

We’re pleased to announce our next dates for Fumo Sound are:

Fumo Manchester on Saturday 29th August
Fumo Birmingham on Saturday 5th September.

Enjoy live sax with your cicchetti and cocktails with Tom Da Lips performing at our One St Peter’s Square venue at the end of August and Dax on Sax joining our diners and drinkers in Waterloo Street, Birmingham on the first weekend in September.

You’ve been asking for them and we’ve been busy working on them. Now we’re delighted to announce that our Christmas menus are available and we are taking bookings for seasonal celebrations.

This year’s options include San Carlo’s version of traditional dishes such as Turkey with chestnut stuffing, chipolatas wrapped in pancetta, served with Italian gravy and Rack of Lamb as well as seafood favourites including Supreme of Salmon and Norwegian prawns cooked in a pink peppercorn sauce and Seabass Signor Sassi, pan fried seabass fillets white wine and garlic, seasonal winter mushrooms.

If you’d like to join us for our five-course special Christmas Day lunch, New Year’s Eve meal or reserve a table for an office party, lunch or festive family gathering during December contact your chosen San Carlo restaurant for more details and a booking form.

Fancy three courses? Prefer sweet to savoury? Then our ‘Dolci’ menu is definitely worth a try. All home made with an Italian twist, our desserts and gelato are truly delicious.

‘Scannolo Siciliano’, cannolo stuffed with ricotta cheese, candied fruits, chocolate chips and Grand Marnier and ‘Crostata di Mele’, a traditional Italian-style tart, are both very popular choices.

If you don’t mind sharing we recommend our ‘Dolci San Carlo’, a selection of mini bites or the ‘San Carlo Special’, chocolate, hazelnut and vanilla ice cream with crushed Ferrero & warm Nutella sauce. Enjoy these specials with a complimentary glass of Vin Santo.

Just make sure you ask for extra spoons,because, we can guarantee, our desserts are so good everyone will want to try!